Church of St Lazarus, Dubrovnik

The Church of St Lazarus stands in a row of buildings along the street north of the Revelin Fortress, near the historic core of Dubrovnik. It is of interest as a reminder of the old Dubrovnik concern with infectious diseases.

The church has a rectangular ground plan with a semicircular apse, is correctly oriented, and its gabled façade faces the street. The interior is covered with a barrel vault. Two steps lead to a portal with a simple frame and a semicircular lunette, and above it is a rectangular window. The façade ends in a single-arch bell gable. Together with the neighbouring house, the church formed a shelter for plague victims, a complex that operated for this purpose until 1463. Its stylistic characteristics point to the period of Gothic design.

The Church of St Lazarus is a protected cultural good, and is entered in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia under the code Z-4030 as sacred architectural heritage. It is located in Dubrovnik-Neretva County.

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0 hr, Wikimedia Commons.
Data: Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia (Ministry of Culture and Media), Open Licence; coordinates: DGU (centre of the settlement).